Narrative Theory, Literature, and New Media Barbara Bregstein Learn about the great inventor

Learn about the great inventor Thomas Edison and his inventions

giving them the power and functionality that they have today

Democracy is just an empty exercise if those in power cannot be held accountable in public for their acts and omissions

Drawing from theoretical traditions such as critical realism and new institutionalism

Narrative Theory, Literature, and New Media Barbara Bregstein Learn about the great inventorOffering an interdisciplinary approach to narrative, this book investigates storyworlds and minds in narratives across media, from literature to digital games and reality TV, from online sadomasochism to oral history databases, and from horror to hallucinations. It addresses two core questions of contemporary narrative theory, inspired by recent cognitive scientific developments: what kind of a construction is a storyworld, and what kind of mental